Posted on Feb 13, 2018
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I am extremely motivated and want to deploy. I decided to join the Guard to knock out my degree as soon as possible. I also speak Arabic.

Thank you for any info!
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SFC Platoon Sergeant
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I don't know, I can pretty guarantee you a deployment as a 36B in PA. Our National Guard unit has 16 deployments total since 2003 (3 myself). But, that's finance, not infantry. We travel around the country a lot while deployed but we don't do infantry stuff...we're the money people!
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SPC Scott Currens
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Deployments are never guaranteed, especially if you are attending college. You can always volunteer but no guarantees that you will be picked. National Guard is actually the best way to get some deployment time, however it may be inside of your state working disaster relief but doing your job to support your state and country are why you are volunteering in the first place.
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
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If you wish to depot there are many ways to do so in the Guard. However, I caution you with this; you have volunteered to serve your State and your country. You selected a combat arms branch, one of the most deployed MOS in the Army. If you deploy in combat arms you do not want to round out another unit as the pace of battle could quickly overwhelm you and create challenges for your Team during the fight. It is better to dig in and do your job with your assigned unit and deploy when the unit is called. Thank you for your service.
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
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I often tell all the Warrant Officers when I conduct Professional Development sessions and all Soldiers, family members and civilians, the only guarantee when you are born is death. As gruesome as it sounds, think of it, you are not guaranteed a spouse, kid, job, education, anything once walking on mother earth, but you are guaranteed to perish. Enjoy your training and hope you never have to use it, watching your brothers and sisters in arms fall is hard, even HARDER in the ARNG as you typically are form the same town, went to school with them and have served together for decades! Active duty we barely get to know someone or the unit and move on every 2-3 years. Again, enjoy the training that the infantry gives you, kill it and let's hope you don't have to look in someone's eye as their life leaves them.
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SPC David Willis
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Dying is the only thing you do 24/7 365 starting at birth.
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
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SPC David Willis - Correct and accurate......
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SGT Dave Tracy
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Guaranteed? No.

If you were 11B Active Duty Army it wouldn't be guaranteed.
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SGT Jody Trapp
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For the guard if you put the leg work in you can find deployments. It’s all about networking
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SPC Infantryman
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EDIT: I guess a better question would be "is it more/less probable to deploy"
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More or less probable than what? Right now the Guard isn't going to deploy to "combat." There just isn't a need. With the advent of the SFABs, even active component brigades won't see as many deployments. There are a handful of "deployments" with limited personnel caps like Bosnia that are usually NG slots, but those aren't combat missions. There are usually opportunities to deploy outside of CONUS by individual volunteer, but they are generally looking for low density MOS that can't be filled by their units. In the off-chance that a real war starts sometime...then you can bet that the NG will be called on again...but the DOD will start with mechanized forces first. That's what the active component is short of.
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SGT Kyle Bickley
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So enlist as RA! Remember one thing young buck, becareful for what you wish for! Just because you speak Arabic doesn't mean you know their culture! Hadji don't play, and some of them are really good in tactics. Most have never known peace, and some known more about killing you then getting a first date! You deploy I advise caution, and respect for your enemy. You slip, you'll get a personal plane ride home in a box with your own flag. You Roger?
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No, not guaranteed.
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MSG John Duchesneau
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There are no guarantees. I suggest you complete your degree and then go active as a warrant officer linguist.
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